Match box support



arch 18,1941 Q D MATCH BOX SUPPORT Filed Feb. 5, 1940 y suction cups, oneof said suction cups constitutsite ends of the body portion are relatively thin 20 Patented Mar. 18, 1941 i UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE MATCH BOX SUPPORT David 0. FordQPetersburg, Va., assignor of onehalf to Joseph Mills Hanson, Colonial Heights, Va.

4 1 Application February 5, 1940, Serial No. 317,439

3 Claims. (Cl. 248-206) This invention relates to match holders or sup- Figure 7 is a detail perspective view illustrating ports and more particularly to a holder especially a modified form of the invention. designed for supporting a looped match book of The improved device forming the subject-matthe construction shown in my prior patent issued ter of the present invention is principally de- 5 to me on the 12th day of December, 1939, under signed for supporting a book of matches 5 of the No. 2,183,096. type shown in my prior patent, No. 2,183,096, is-

The object of the invention is to provide a sued December 12, 1939, and in Figure l of the match book holder of simple and inexpensive condrawing, I have illustrated such a match book in struction, capable of being readily attached to position on the holder to permit successive dethe windshield of an automobile or to a wall, des k tachment therefrom of the match splints when 10 stand or other surface and which will hold a book desired.

of matches in convenient position to permit se- The device comprises an elongated body portion lective detachment and ignition of the matches or support 6 formed of plastic or other suitable when desired. material and having an intermediate thickened A further object of the invention is to provide portion 1 projecting laterally from the front face' 15 aholder comprisinga body portion adapted to rethereof and on which the match book is supceive and support a book of matches and provided ported, said thickened portion being provided with oppositely disposed terminal hooks for dewith a smooth unobstructed surface for the distachable and pivotal engagement with a pair of play of advertising matter if desired. The oppoing a pivot for the adjacent hooked end of the and the material at said thin portions cut away body portion when the other hooked end thereof to form depending hooks 8 adapted to engage is swung upwardly to permit placement and the reduced necks 9 of suitable suction or vacuum removal of a book of matches. cups, indicated at Ill, for the purpose of support- .5 A further object is to form the body portion ing the holder on the windshield of an automowith an intermediate thickened portion, the upper bile or other surface. The hooks 8 open downedge of which is sloped or beveled rearwardly for wardly and the walls of the body portion are contact with the attached or stapled ends of the gradually curved upwardly in the direction of match splints, thereby to force said attached ends the open ends of the hooks, as indicated at l I, so

outwardly and the tips of the matches rearwardly as to provide a clearance and permit the body 30 so as to facilitate grasping and detaching the portion to be swung upwardly with one of the matches and also to assist in preventing the sesuction cups as a pivot when it is desired to pocuring staples from tearing out during severance sition a match book on or remove a match book of said matches. from the holder. The lower edge of the thickened A still further object of the invention is generportion 1 is preferably rounded, at I2, to assist in 35 ally to improve this class of devices so as to inpreventing cutting the cover of the match book, crease their utility, durability and efficiency. and this curved edge I2 gradually merges into In the accompanying drawing forming a part the upwardly curved portions ll of said body porof this specification and in which similar numertion, as best shown in Figure 4 of the drawing.

. als of reference indicate corresponding parts in The upper edge of the thickened portion 1 is inall the figures of the drawing: clined or beveled rearwardly, as indicated at 13, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a match book for contact with the attached or stapled ends of support constructed in accordance with the presthe match splints thereby to force said attached ent invention showing the same in position on the ends outwardly and the fulminate tips rearwardwindshield of an automobile, ly to facilitate grasping and detaching the 45 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, matches and also to assist in preventing the se- Figure 3 is a front elevation showing one end curing staple of the match book from tearing of the body portion swung upwardly with one of out during severance of said matches, as best the suction cups as a pivot to permit placement shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. The suction or removal of a book of matches therefrom, cups [0 are provided with enlarged heads 14 which 50 Figure 4 is a front elevation of the support or contact with the outer faces of the hooks 8 and body portion detached, thereby hold said hooks in engagement with the Figure 5 is a top plan view, reduced necks of the suction cups.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on In operation, the suction cups are pressed the line 6-6 of Figure 4, and against a windshield or other smooth supporting 55 like. of the hooks are'curved or rounded, at IE, to predepending supporting flange l8,

surface and the hooks 8 forced downwardly in engagement with the necks of said cups. In positioning a match book on the device, one end of the body portion is detached from one of the suction cups and swung upwardly to the position shown in Figure 3 of the drawing with the other suction cup as a pivot. The looped match book is then slipped over the free end of the body portion and moved longitudinally thereof until it is centered over the thickened portion I, after which the free end of the body portion is swung downwardly on its pivotal axis until the hook at the free end thereof engages the adjacent suction cup when the book of matches will be supported on said body portion in upright position, as previously stated. The intermediate thickened portion 7 not only serves to reinforce and strengthen the body portion but also tends to fill in the space between the adjacent faces of the cover of the book so as to prevent sliding or slip ping of the book thereon. Owing to the fact that the upper edge of the thickened portion I slopes rearwardly, the cover of the match book by contact therewith forces the heads of the matches rearwardly, thereby setting up a tension which tends to hold the matches in a steady upright position so as to permit selective detachment and ignition of the matches when desired. It will also be noted that, inasmuch as the body portion is spaced from the windshield or other surface to which it is attached by the suction cups, a pocket will be formed at the rear of said body portion for the reception of cards and the It will further be noted that the free ends vent cutting the suction cups, and, if desired, these curved ends may be beveled or made somewhat thinner than the main body of the hooks to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the books with the necks of the suction cups.

In Figure 7 of the drawing, there is illustrated a modified form of the invention showing how the support can be used in connection with an ash tray. In this form of the device, there is provided an upstanding bracket It having its lower end secured in any suitable manner to an ash tray ll and its upper end provided with a Secure to the flange I8 by screws .or similar fastening devices -28 is a transverse supporting bar having terminal circular heads 2| provided with smooth fiat faces against which the suction cups l6 may be pressed for the purpose of supporting a book of matches on said bar. If desired, however, this supporting bar may be secured to a desk or wall or Whereever it is desired to provide a smooth support for the suction cups. When the book of matches is not in position on the body portion '1, any suitable advertising matter thereon Will be effectually displayed and when the book is in position on said body portion, said advertising matter may be displayed on the exposed surface of the book so as to be visible at all times.

It will, of course, be understood that the holders may be made in diflerent sizes and shapes and constructed of any suitable material without departing from the spirit of the invention,

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

- 1. A device of the class described comprising an elongated body portion having an intermediatethickenednportion adapted to receive and support a book of matches and thin end portions forming hooks disposed at opposite sides of the thick intermediate portions and opening downwardly, the lower edges of the thin end portions being curved in the direction of the open ends of the hooks, and suction supporting cups having outstanding portions, the hooks being detachably engaged about the outstanding portions of the cups, one of said suction cups forming a pivot for the-hook at one end of the body portion when the hook at the other end thereof is detached from the adjacent cup and the body portion swung laterally to permit placement or removal of said book of matches.

2. A device of the class described comprising a support having an intermediate thickened portion adapted to receive a looped book of matches 3 and provided with terminal downwardly opening hooks at opposite-sides of the thickened portion, and suction supporting cups engaging said hooks, the upper edge of the intermediate thickened portions being inclined rearwardly and adapted to engage the cover of the book at the attached ends of the'matches for forcing said attached ends outwardly and the tips of said matches rearwardly.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a match book holder comprising an elongated body portionhaving its intermediate. portion thickened and formed with front and rear faces, the opposite endsof the body-portion being of reduced thickness and formedwith recesses leading from their lower'ends to form downwardly opening hooks for engagement with supports.

DAVID 0. FORD. 

